#40	About Certs Buddies Photos Eric - Melton50 Kannapolis NC Male 51 years old Joined On: 9/5/2024 Last Login: 2 days 10 hours ago. Relationship: Married Advanced Open Water (SSI) 10/13/2003 Open Water Diver (SSI) 6/07/1999

51-year-old full-time Artist from Kannapolis, NC. I specialize in Caricature art for events, illustration, and pet portraits.

I was certified to dive in Myrtle Beach, winter of 1999 and have loved it ever since. Diving off and on and more off than I’d like due to raising kids and all that busyness.
I do art for a living and to feed my creative side, SCUBA to keep myself active and also feed the creative as well as the spiritual aspect of it. SCUBA is like going to church for me.

Recently got back in the water (January 2025) with a little knock the dust off trip to the Florida springs. I am a chill, laid back "turtle" diver. I enjoy going slow and maximizing my time underwater. Furthermore, I do like to bring my go-pro along and document the sights, but video always takes a backseat to safety first.
I’d love to connect with more like-minded divers to buddy up with as sadly, my wife cannot dive due to medical reasons. That being said, I am open to any and all dive buddies that are safe, and have similar diving style.